Director and Head - Plant

As the Director and Head of SMI at ASSA ABLOY Group Company Shree Mahavir Metalcrafts Pvt. Ltd. in Jamnagar, Gujarat, your primary responsibility is to lead and optimize the end-to-end operations of the plant. Your focus will be on people leadership, environmental stewardship, and statutory compliance to ensure cost-effective, high-quality, and safe operations. You will drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and operational excellence, while fostering a culture of teamwork and capability development to achieve exceptional results. You will be responsible for defining and cascading plant goals in alignment with the organization's strategic objectives. Planning, organizing, directing, and managing day-to-day plant operations to achieve optimal output and meet customer expectations will be a key part of your role. Ensuring efficient utilization of resources, including manpower, machinery, materials, financials, and time will be crucial for resource optimization. Leading and implementing best practices in Lean, Six Sigma, and quality standards to drive operational excellence will also be a key responsibility. You will oversee and reduce the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) through consistent monitoring and improvement initiatives. Implementing a robust supply chain strategy, collaborating with functional heads to ensure smooth vendor management and supply chain efficiency will be essential. Championing workplace health and safety initiatives, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory and company processes, as well as guaranteeing full compliance with all statutory requirements relevant to plant operations will be vital. You will foster a positive work environment and lead initiatives to build a high-performing, cohesive team focused on achieving outstanding results. Key skills and abilities required for this role include strong analytical proficiency, financial acumen, expertise in Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma principles, and quality management, as well as a deep understanding of metals manufacturing processes. Familiarity with MRP systems, preferably with SAP experience, is also desirable. Personal attributes such as being confident, proactive, collaborative, team-oriented, excellent communication skills, results-driven, and passionate about talent development and fostering partnerships within the organization are highly valued for this role. To qualify for this position, you should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably in Production/Mechanical, and a post-graduate qualification specializing in Operations Management. You should have over 20 years of post-qualification experience, including five or more years as a Plant Head in a leading manufacturing environment with a proven record of meeting operational performance metrics. Please note that this job description provides a general outline of the roles and responsibilities and is not exhaustive. The selected candidate may be required to undertake additional duties to support the company's evolving needs.,